Mr. Tan was appointed as Managing Director in 1991 and as Chairman & CEO on 29 October 2010. He has overall responsibility for planning and corporate direction of the Group. He has been instrumental in the Group’s development and was responsible for, inter alia, establishing the distribution arm and securing the exclusive distributorship for a limited range of Mitsubishi brand of high-speed and medium-speed marine diesel engines and products.
Mr. Tan has more than 25 years of experience in the marine and industrial diesel engines industry. Prior to joining the Group, he has worked in Meng Wah Machinery Work, former partnership founded by the Founder, Mr. Tan Tum Beng until 1991. He was also one of the proud recipients of the Rotary-ASME Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007.